Local Stories
The history behind a town, a road or a field you would otherwise drive straight past.
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The Border Blaster
A goat-gland doctor loses his licence, crosses the Rio Grande, and builds the loudest radio station on the continent.
Val Verde County·Texas
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Dockery Farms
Less a farm than a small country, with its own money, and an unusual number of the first Delta bluesmen.
Sunflower County·Mississippi
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The Seizure Of Sue
The most complete T. rex ever found, a five thousand dollar cheque, and an FBI raid.
South Dakota
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Nashville Number System
Why Nashville session players write their charts in numbers instead of letters.
Davidson County·Tennessee
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The Houseboat Wars
Twenty years of artists, derelict ferries, and a county that wanted them gone.
Marin County·California
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The Riverbank Ciphers
A dry goods heir's estate on the Fox River that worked on genetics, acoustics and codebreaking all at once.
Kane County·Illinois